Our metabolic rates plummet as we age, decreasing about 1 percent each year after age 30. But there are five things you can do to help combat metabolic slowdown, SELF magazine reported.
人的代谢率随着年龄增长而迅速下降，30岁之后每年减缓1%。《悦己》杂志则给出了5种抵抗代谢减缓的方法：

1. Build muscle. 塑造肌肉。

Weight training increases lean muscle mass, which raises the amount of calories your body uses, even when you're resting.
重量训练可以增强精益肌肉质量，使人体即使在休息时也能消耗更多热量。

2. Start eating!好好吃饭。

Eat within an hour of waking to kick-start your metabolism. Keep eating every three to four hours but stop an hour before bedtime.
醒来一小时内进食，人体新陈代谢由此开启。然后每隔三四个小时进食一次，入睡前一小时不再进食。

3. Nosh on protein at every meal.每餐补充点蛋白质。

Protein boosts your metabolism more than fat or carbohydrates.
因为蛋白质比脂肪和碳水化合物更能加速新陈代谢。

4. Get moving. 多运动。

Interval training with bursts of high-intensity cardio will stoke your metabolic rate and keep it humming for hours.
高强度间歇性锻炼可使代谢率迅速提高，代谢过程可持续好几个小时。

5. Drink water. 多喝水。

Studies show that people who drink 8-ounce glasses of water eight to 12 times a day have higher metabolic rates than those who drink four.
研究发现，每天饮水8到12次、每次饮水8盎司的人比每次饮水4 盎司的人的代谢率要高。